Company Reps May No Longer Negative Rep

**fitnessman** · 09-14-2009, 05:45 AM

It is the desire of this website to provide a service for our customers, as described in our mission statement. To this end, company reps are not only allowed, but encouraged to post here to assist not only this website, but the companies they represent in helping people meet their training goals. To that end, company representatives should provide positive and helpful advice. To further this concept, from this point forward no company representative is allowed to negatively rep any user of this board. When you elect to become a company representative, you give up certain freedoms that regular posters enjoy. If you cannot comply with this or the other rules pertaining to the actions of company representatives, you are encouraged to step down from your position.

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Recawn · 09-14-2009, 06:02 AM

Good idea, will help stop the inter-company feuding and promote more positive dialogue and information.

donoh · 09-14-2009, 06:13 AM

Well said

Tyler44 · 09-14-2009, 06:57 AM

Interesting

r1ddl3r · 09-14-2009, 06:58 AM

It's a step in the right direction.

Mickfootie · 09-14-2009, 07:02 AM

Should have always been this way, the Reps should show a little more professionalism over non-rep members anyway as they represent companies and the forums they post on.

KmuL · 09-14-2009, 07:05 AM

I usually do not neg....but I mean...what if you have stalker posters that just follow you around and just start with you for no reason, or because they just dislike your company (yes has happened to me before, and many of the reps here I am sure)?

I definitely don't want posters to just feel free to trash talk/neg me because they are now protected by the mods and admins.

I like the rule, but I think under certain circumstances there should be exceptions....example:

I had a troll one day that created the following accounts just to talk trash:

gayKmuL

KmuL2nd

KmuL3rd

KmuLisGay

GaymuL

and a few others that I can't remember...obviously they were taken care of, but the person who made the account kept following me around and disagreeing with everything I said for the hell of it for about a week....I believe that was one time I negged, lol

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:05 AM

INTERNET IZ SERIOUS BUSINESS!

So are company employees reps? I've grown tired if this whole "rep" game

Ruthless By Nature · 09-14-2009, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

INTERNET IZ SERIOUS BUSINESS!

So are company employees reps? I've grown tired if this whole "rep" game

you can still rep though, vaughn, and you still owe me some greens from a couple months ago

KmuL · 09-14-2009, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

INTERNET IZ SERIOUS BUSINESS!

So are company employees reps? I've grown tired if this whole "rep" game

well yes, technically we represent our companies on this board

Black_Label · 09-14-2009, 07:08 AM

I don't think I have negged anyone yet...

**fitnessman** · 09-14-2009, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KmuL

I usually do not neg....but I mean...what if you have stalker posters that just follow you around and just start with you for no reason, or because they just dislike your company (yes has happened to me before, and many of the reps here I am sure)?

I definitely don't want posters to just feel free to trash talk/neg me because they are now protected by the mods and admins.

I like the rule, but I think under certain circumstances there should be exceptions....example:

I had a troll one day that created the following accounts just to talk trash:

gayKmuL

KmuL2nd

KmuL3rd

KmuLisGay

GaymuL

and a few others that I can't remember...obviously they were taken care of, but the person who made the account kept following me around and disagreeing with everything I said for the hell of it for about a week....I believe that was one time I negged, lol

This would be a mods job to take care of. Your job is to rep your company.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

I've grown tired if this whole "rep" game

You have? LMFAO!!!!!! I get 100's of mails a day. 30-35% are about rep points.

Mickfootie · 09-14-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

INTERNET IZ SERIOUS BUSINESS!

So are company employees reps? I've grown tired if this whole "rep" game

I see it as anyone who is associated with a company, paid or not, they are representing them whilst on the forums and so should act in a way that does not cause problems/issues for that company.

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mickfootie

I see it as anyone who is associated with a company, paid or not, they are representing them whilst on the forums and so should act in a way that does not cause problems/issues for that company.

I force... I quit!

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitnessman

This would be a mods job to take care of. Your job is to rep your company.

You have? LMFAO!!!!!! I get 100's of mails a day. 30-35% are about rep points.

Lol I meant tired with being a rep, not rep/negs

**fitnessman** · 09-14-2009, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

Lol I meant tired with being a rep, not rep/negs

I see.

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:29 AM

You guys should just get rid of the rep/neg system at this point...so insane how many issues arise with green & red boxes

**fitnessman** · 09-14-2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

You guys should just get rid of the rep/neg system at this point...so insane how many issues arise with green & red boxes

Not going to happen.

All I/we can do is attempt to improve on what it is.

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitnessman

Not going to happen.

All I/we can do is attempt to improve on what it is.

What is it's current purpose & what does it accomplish? I'm just bored on my way to work...not disagreeing with u.

KmuL · 09-14-2009, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

You guys should just get rid of the rep/neg system at this point...so insane how many issues arise with green & red boxes

then the misc wouldn't exist and the site's net worth would plummet

_Smitty_ · 09-14-2009, 07:37 AM

i just hope you haven't opened a can of worms with this, fitty...

while i think it's a decision i'll ultimately respect and become comfortable with, i don't particularly agree with it right now.

in the past if i've seen blatantly horrible advice being given in the supp. section, i'll call the poster out, neg them with my opinion, and hope that the OP or anyone else reading the post won't take the advice and put it into practice...

when these situations arise now (and they happen with surprising frequency), i have to report the post and contact a mod and hope the situation gets rectified before harm is done?

i have no problems with representing my company in a professional manner, but i do feel obligated, as a company rep, to do my part to ensure that the proper advice is given/being taken.

this is just one example that i thought of when i read your post above.

also, can we still neg other company reps?

little lats · 09-14-2009, 07:38 AM

In before reps ban together and form a UNION

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by KmuL

then the misc wouldn't exist and the site's net worth would plummet

So why no rep betting then? I wanted to make a mr. O thread in supp misc...but nope

nano.ix · 09-14-2009, 07:40 AM

So does this mean mods reps can't neg either

KmuL · 09-14-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

So why no rep betting then? I wanted to make a mr. O thread in supp misc...but nope

addition by subtraction

with reps more scarce, the black market will increase, underground rep trading will prevail

lol

RatherBeLifting · 09-14-2009, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

You guys should just get rid of the rep/neg system at this point...so insane how many issues arise with green & red boxes

It's a reward system, kinda like trying to earn points to get a better gun in a video game. It keeps people coming back here and it promotes good quality post, in theory anyways.

nano.ix · 09-14-2009, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RatherBeLifting

It's a reward system, kinda like trying to earn points to get a better gun in a video game. It keeps people coming back here and it promotes good quality post, in theory anyways.

As with those games, after a while they are boring and loose meaning.

RatherBeLifting · 09-14-2009, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Smitty_

i just hope you haven't opened a can of worms with this, fitty...

while i think it's a decision i'll ultimately respect and become comfortable with, i don't particularly agree with it right now.

in the past if i've seen blatantly horrible advice being given in the supp. section, i'll call the poster out, neg them with my opinion, and hope that the OP or anyone else reading the post won't take the advice and put it into practice...

when these situations arise now (and they happen with surprising frequency), i have to report the post and contact a mod and hope the situation gets rectified before harm is done?

i have no problems with representing my company in a professional manner, but i do feel obligated, as a company rep, to do my part to ensure that the proper advice is given/being taken.

this is just one example that i thought of when i read your post above.

good post here.

VaughnTrue · 09-14-2009, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RatherBeLifting

It's a reward system, kinda like trying to earn points to get a better gun in a video game. It keeps people coming back here and it promotes good quality post, in theory anyways.

In theory, I should have the biggest penis.

Theories = teh suck.

RatherBeLifting · 09-14-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nano.ix

As with those games, after a while they are boring and loose meaning.

yep, but there is always a influx of new people to this forum and its those new people the rep system targets.